Alfa Romeo Giulietta, classical style, allure and dynamism
No one would ever say that renewing – let alone replacing – a car as successful as the 147 is an easy task. This, perhaps, could in part explain why it has taken Alfa Romeo [...]
CCS Detroit, three brand to beat the crisis
Two American brands, Chrysler and GM, and the Japanese brand Honda. The Centre for Creative Studies, its Automotive Design course and its Senior and Junior students. These are the ingredients for the elaborate design recipe [...]
Peugeot SR1, a radical change in image
Peugeot is reinventing itself again, announcing integrated mobility projects exploiting the brand’s presence in the scooter and bicycle markets as well as in the automotive market. This hints at a future repositioning of the brand [...]
Opel Meriva, character and practicality
Opel’s new Meriva is not simply a successor model. The original Meriva was a low-key project with unknown potential, almost a try-out in the European small minivan segment, and earmarked to serve the Brazilian market [...]
Mini, proliferation of an icon
After the intriguing Crossover concept presented at Paris in 2008 and the fun Beachcomber concept which hinted at a return of the unforgettable Moke last January at Detroit, the production model – the fourth in [...]
Umeå Institute, a matter of details
In an era of cost optimisation and platform sharing, details have taken on a key role in determining the choices of the consumer, and the job of the designer is becoming increasingly strategic in importance. [...]
Toyota FT-86, back to the coupé
Low, red and streamlined with a truly sporty set-up and attitude, the FT-86, presented by Toyota at the last Tokyo Show, is Japanese through and through. And yet it was designed in Europe by the [...]
Peugeot 5008, volumetric dynamism
Is it possible to design a spacious family MPV that also offers the driver the sensation of being in a comfortable, dynamic saloon? Peugeot designers claim to achieve just that with the 5008 presented at [...]
Fighting the crisis in Turin
The big bad wolf may at last be leaving. One thing is for certain, it is no longer baying at the doors of carmakers and designers. Two years of recession in the automotive industry have [...]
Hyundai ix-Metro, space inspiration
A pine cone from outer space? This could be one way to describe the car, given that Hyundai's designers openly state that for their ix-Metro hybrid concept - a CUV, or City Utility Vehicle, for [...]